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So, I currently have a Logitech 5.1 surround sound system plugged into my sound card in my computer, and I recently got my hands on another set of nice speakers. I was wondering if there was any way to add these new speakers to the existing 3.5mm jack on my motherboard and have it mirror the...

Only seen them available on Newegg, but they are impossible to order from. What other websites carry it for USA in stock or not? If you have any interest, my gripe with Newegg has been the following. They had them in stock on the 10th, but didn't ever show the 10th as an estimated date. The...

Hi everyone, my system has been reboot randomly while playing intensive game (Witcher 3). Sometimes it reboot after 15 mins, another time 2-3 hours. I've been noticed that after the suddenly shut down, my system showed a weird screen of inside my BIOS (only the tittle of BIOS are shown, the rest...

Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as I get advice. Budget Range: $950 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Watching Movies, Video Editing. Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor. Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference Country: USA Parts Preferences: Intel CPU...

[center] Here's my budget build, I'm planning on playing games like CS:GO, Witcher 3, Skyrim, OverWatch and other popular titles. I need to know whether it can run these games on at least 60fps. I don't really have a set budget but it's probably around £450. CPU: Intel Core i3-6100...

I am building a PC in the summer and I have an Intel Core i5-6600K Processer. Do I need a z87 (or what ever the chip is) or a z170, could I use any other motherboard chip to overclock by PC? Thanks.

Hello, I have an odd question that I can't seem to find answer to. I noticed my pc case has extra mounting points to the side of the motherboard. Right now i have a 9.6 x 9.6 in mobo in it. The thing is there is no extra space above/below the board, the case can't support a mobo taller than 9.6...

If there is, please post the name of it here!

I bought an MSI barebones build and I've been having some issues with it. Specs: AMD FX-6100 Bulldozer (Zambezi) 3.3GHz (Six Core) ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3 Motherboard 8 GB RAM single channel For awhile I've had this issue were when ever I was running a game it would suddenly shut off on...

I would like to purchase a non-reference GTX 970 for $250 or less. If anyone has one, please PM me your offer. Thanks

I prefer Asus motherboards. I have in Mind the Asus viii Hero motherboard. I'm going to put two graphics Cards (SLI) and four Memory RAM Cards. Intel Core i7 6700k. I really want a high end Pc. Opinions & recomendations please! Thanks ;)

I have read http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems and tried all of it, minus double checking pins on CPU, as after some research i found a computers fan will still power on with no CPU installed. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/H4z3Lk is my...

Build CPU : i5 4690k GPU : XFX R9 280x double dissipation [already owned] Motherboard : ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard HDD : Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive [already owned] Has Windows 8.1 already installed from my current build. Ram ...

I currently have an i7 4790 with a 1tb hard drive and 8gb ram, my pc kind of lags and takes time when i open applications. My question is, will an ssd speed up my pc so apps open instantly and doesnt lag? By the way, I recently built this pc so hardware problems are irrelevant

I'm going to be building a gaming pc but am on a tight budget. I want to get a 980 ti (and i7 6700k) just for now and then next year, get a another 980 ti and the new Asus ROG PG279Q 165 hz monitor. What will happen if I just get a 1080p 60hz 1ms monitor right now? Lots and lots of screen...

Hey guys, wondering if anybody could offer me a little advice on a PC issue. All of the sudden, and I've done a lot of my own research into this problem before reaching out anywhere like this for my own help but obviously still no luck, I cannot get through a Full Scan. It's giving me the...

I7 4790k, Z97 pro. Am experiencing 20degree temperature raie in No load as well as at load condition. The cooler is H100i and the water temp stays low, recently cleaned my dust roughly may be it happened because of that? Hitting 105 on load and 60's on idle. What could be the reason. Its just...

Im just wondering if anyone has r9 390x and play gta 5. Because I just recently got both of those items and it just keeps crashing. All other games working just fine. I feel like it could be a bit of drivers and gta 5 problem

Hello, i have recently installed window's 10 and have only recently discovered a program called realtek HD Audio manager. I would like to have separate audio through speakers and headphones, but the realtek only allows me to hear audio through one audio source. is there a way to separate the two...

Recently my computer has been giving off a weird smell. It smells like it either coming from the two top fans on my PC or maybe from somewhere inside. the fans are right over the CPU GPU and power supply. I thought it might be that so I took it around and smelled inside of the slot next to the...

i want to rebuild my computer and i want to know if this processor is worth it I'm also looking to play in high settings on a resolution of 1366x768 Duplicate: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2687163/good.html http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2687163/good.html

I just checked inside my rig and it was quite dusty, especially around my intake fans. Having fully opened it, I realized I was out of air compressor and I wasn't able to go out and buy some, so I just used my lungs and blew away the thick layers that surrounded the fans and some areas of my...

Hey guys, I'm interested in aftermarket passive MOSFET and southbridge coolers (since they seem like a good way to colour match the motherboard with the rest of the build), and I was wondering if any of you have had any experience with them. Also, I want to know what sizes and how...

How can i find out on myphone if my sim cRd is beibg tracked or my camera and microphones are being used maliciously?

Going to be super short with this:- 1. Have dead drive 2. Self-admitted smart failure[0] 3. Create RMA with WD 4. Stupidly think to myself "Oh well, might as well try and get S.M.A.R.T. to fix itself" 5. Drive now works 6. I still want to RMA it[1], unsure if WD will accept 7. Admittedly, it's...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NbTghM I'd prefer you not to downgrade anything for storage parts I have a 250gb SSD and and a 500 GB HDD at home to add onto it also I'm trying to stick with the white and black theme... and one more thing If there are any wires or anything that arent included add them...

A: are micro atx mobos substantial for gaming? eg. games like Wildstar, League of Legends, Skyrim B: Is 550w enough power for a decently higher end video card on a micro atx/ can the micro atx handle higher watage power supplies?

Dear all, I own a nikon D750 and a Garmin Virb. Both can record full hd footage. With my old laptop I used “Pinnacle” with files no bigger than 720p. Now it is moment to get a new laptop that I want keep for long term, at least until when I will change all my equipment. I’m looking for a...

my current rig is i3 540,gigabyte r7 260x oc 2gig,6gig ram,500gb hdd.i'm planning to upgrade my cpu,motherboard,psu.i was thinking upgrade my cpu to i5 4460,but some reviews say i3 4150 do a grate job in gaming.not better than i5. but it is not noticeably better. so i'm in a budget therefore i...

So I recently had a new computer built (8 GB DDR3 ram, AMD A8-5600K APU) and I find that if I try to play a lot of even not really new games it struggles badly. Witcher 2 for example even on the lowest graphical options and 1280x800 resolution is basically unplayable because of the low frame...

This is the first time am building my own rig. Am doing this mainly for 3 reasons 1) Purely out of passion to create my own machine 2) Get the best bang out of buck by making my own rig 3) Satisfaction of building my own machine and knowing it inside out I did a lot of research on the Internet...

I cant find it on eBay or the web! I type this: "All in once keyboard and mouse mat" I want one for my keyboard and mouse to sit on, you know like the razer mat's. it just shows results for keyboard and mouse's. please help. Thanks :)

First of all I know xp is no longer supported by Microsoft. With that said I'm stuck. This is the problem. When I boot my computer it sais "this copy of windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to activate windows now? Yes No. I don't want to activate it...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.98 @ Newegg Canada) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.50 @ Vuugo) Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @...

Till yesterday, I was on Windows 8.1 in my laptop.. In win 8, total graphics memory = 1024 MB, Dedicated Video Memory = 512 MB (Which is my original hardware - ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 512 MB card).. But after upgrading to windows 8.1, the total graphics memory is 256 MB and Dedicated video...

I've just built a new machine based on an ASUS z87-k motherboard. It's all firing well except the fan that comes with the hyper 212 evo covers the first RAM slot. Is there a fan that will fit on that board and not cover the RAM slot. I'm using corsair vengeance RAM if that helps. I've got the...

First time threader..... Yesterday i replaced my Pentium 4 CPU and existing hardware for a shiny new P8Z77-V Pro mboard, i5 3570k cpu and g skill trident x 2400 ddr3 16gb kit. I power up and all my fans start spinning (case fans, Cpu, graphics card, Psu all spin) then i get the red cpu led...

AMD's Radeon R7 260 has been unleashed! AMD Launches Radeon R7 260 Graphics Card : Read more

I've just started to learn about OC and would like to know your opinion on my first attempt. intel i5 3570k ASUS P8z77 V LK - http://www.asus.com/Motherboard/P8Z77V_LK/ Gammaxx 300 air cooler - http://www.deepcool-us.com/Product/GAMMAXX300/ Palit GTX 670 Jetstream Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz...

Im building a rig for a friend and wanted to know which of the two is a better choice in terms of quality, future proofing, and features. He's not much into playing games, rather an audiophile and data junkie.